Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Civil Liberties Organization, CLO Anambra State Branch, on Monday, appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Health, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate, to direct the National Agency For Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to reopen the closed Ogbo Ogwu section of the Head Bridge market and other adjoining markets.

The markets were closed down as a result of the alleged discovery of unwholesome, fake, adulterated, expired, and substandard drugs.

The NAFDAC has given reasons for shutting down the adjoining markets, noting that most of the fake drugs were stored there.

According to Evangelist Vincent Ezekwueme, the Anambra CLO Chairman, the CLO remains in support of moves to sanitize the markets and wi...